San Diego poised for another life sciences and biotech boom in 2025 [Video]

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The sound of construction echoes through Mira Mesa Boulevard in Sorrento Valley all day, as a handful of new life science buildings are near completion.

It’s the last phase of what industry experts call a post-pandemic construction “frenzy.”

“It still is happening,” says Daniel Maldonado, the Managing Director at Unispace Life Sciences. “Things that started a couple of years ago and are still under construction, are coming up to market.”

By the end of 2025, more than a dozen large life sciences buildings and campuses will come online across San Diego County, according to research from JLL, a real estate company that specializes in those types of developments. Altogether, they will add more than 3.2 million square feet of lab and research space for the industry.

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“That’s the cool thing about San Diego,” says JLL’s Chad Urie. “They’re probably more poised for growth than many competing …